[SEL] O.T O.T O.T Need to talk to a math expert

[David Rotigel]

Good doG Nick, you lost him right after the first "L!"
	Dave
PS, What's a "RIT?"

On Mar 19, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Nicholas Stanley (RIT Student) wrote:

> The equation for the volume of a rectangular box is:
>
> V=L×w×h
>
> Where L, w, and h are the length, width, and height, respectively,  
> of the inside of the box, if you want the internal volume. A cube  
> (or square box) is just a special case where the length, width, and  
> height are equal.
> So, if the length of a side of the cubic box is 's':
>
> V=s³
>
> Or if you want to know what the dimension of the side of a cubic box  
> that holds a given amount, you take the cube root of the volume you  
> want:
>
> s=³?V
>
> If you need a box that holds a certain number of yards, convert the  
> number of cubic yards you want to cubic feet. One cubic yard equals  
> 27 cubic feet. So just multiply the number of cubic yards you want  
> by 27 to get cubic feet.
>
> Perhaps a little easier than F-M water hoppers and pails. Hope this  
> helps!
>
> --
> Nick Stanley
> <mailto:ncs0821 at rit.edu>
>
>
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>
>
> Folks I need to build a box that will hold 4 cubic feet of soil.  
> What would be the dimensions of this box?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
>
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